Number of average attacks increased to 600 in Q4.
There were more than 600 ransomware incidents across industrial sectors during the final quarter of 2024.
According to analysis by Dragos, this number was an increase from 550 in Q3 and the most impacted sector was manufacturing, with 424 observed incidents, accounting for 70 percent of all ransomware activity.
Industrial control systems (ICS) equipment and engineering experienced 58 incidents, representing ten percent of total activity.
The industrial sector, particularly the manufacturing, transportation, and ICS equipment and engineering sectors, remained a primary target as adversaries employed advanced tactics and leveraged weaknesses in remote access solutions and credential practices.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
